RI Include Livestock Evacuation In Disaster Management Measure
- ANTARA/Devi Nindy
For this reason, Nasrullah emphasized that attention also needs to be paid to livestock and they need to be handled properly in the event of a disaster.
"The Ministry of Agriculture, together with BNPB and local governments, will prepare guidelines for handling livestock during volcanic disasters, which will include arrangements for livestock evacuation and contingency plans," he informed.
"It is hoped that the guidelines will complement the evacuation guidelines for humans, so that the community can have safety guarantees in the event of a disaster, both for themselves and their livestock as the main source of livelihood for families in rural areas," Nasrullah added.
"The purpose of this guideline is to reduce risks and losses due to volcanic disasters. The government would like people living in disaster-prone areas to remain safe and prosperous," he said.
Meanwhile, representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for Indonesia and Timor Leste, Rajendra Aryal, said that the FAO is working closely with BNPB and the Ministry of Agriculture to protect farmers from losses during volcanic disasters.
"We are providing necessary technical support according to the Sendai Framework, a global framework for disaster risk reduction, to conduct studies and develop guidelines for handling livestock, including livestock evacuation, capacity building, and response plans, that led to today’s evacuation drill," Aryal remarked.
"As the chair of the G20 and the host of the upcoming Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that will be held in Bali this May, disaster management efforts in Indonesia can serve as an example to the world. Situated in the Ring of Fire that is prone to disasters, with its large population, good experiences from Indonesia can serve as good practices to the rest of the world," he added. (ant)
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